Security has become a word we hear on a daily basis. In the
past, the only time I heard that word was on a special weather
warning from the Coast Guard over the marine radio.
Today it seems Homeland Security represents multiple uses of
the word including in their name. They report their Security
patrols and Security breeches and Security can be found at
all airport throughout the country. Security does seem to vary
from one airport to another so we never know what to expect
when we travel.
A few weeks ago we learned there was a change in the Security
color codes. They only used two so the others were a waste.
Airports are not the only place you find security, there is
security in federal buildings, at political rallies, and where
ever any top notch politician happens to drop in to speak.
Security is advertised in newspapers and magazines. Security
is recommended for your home or business. You can purchase
security alarms for your car and personal belongings. Security
can be found in many hotels and most gathering places. I encountered
a very serious security detail at the Hoover Dam.
When
you tune in or log on to news broadcast the word security
is scattered throughout them. Security is
a word that has
been brought to life in the postal service as I mentioned
last week
when I was told, “For your security, we cannot
forward your mail.
When you call or go online to get a bank balance or credit
card information you have to recite all your personal data
for the Security of your account. If you wish to travel out
of country, even to our neighbor Canada, you need a passport
which contains all your information but you must answer a list
of questions for Security. Travel by train or boat, there are
Security checks if you leave or return from the country. When
traveling by water, you must show I.D. to disembark and again
when you return and pass through the Security scanners.
Our insurance companies tell us we must be sure to lock our
doors day and night at our homes for our Security. There was
a time when most Huron County residents would leave their doors
and windows unlocked - but that was before we learned about
Security.
Hospitals
and clinics are required to practice Security due to them
having drugs on hand and
patient’s
records to safeguard. Wall Street has begun
to take more interest
in Security
hoping to protect its investments.
If
you don’t have Security on your electronics,
you need to check into how to obtain it.
Information stored
on your
computer, cell phone, blackberry and all
future such devices is sensitive personal data you
do not want
to share with
the rest of the world. Data such as medical
records, insurance and banking information,
credit card,
social security and
license
numbers are likely all stored somewhere on
your electronics. As I see it, you need to
develop
your own Security
System to protect them.
Webster
defines “Security” as, “The
state of being secure, confident of safety;
that which secures
or makes safe; something that secures against
financial want or
loss.”
My description of Security is:
1. A way of causing long lines in public places; airports,
sea ports, train stations, court and legislative hearings.
2. Something that has codes that will change every few years.
3. Something that will create many jobs and combine others.
4. A newly established way of life - that is here to stay!